How to Use apex in a Sentence
apex
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In the heady 1980s, the Sweaty Dude with a Big Gun genre was at its apex.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2023
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Say when the sun hits its apex, the clock reads five hours past noon.
—Alex Davies, Wired, 6 Jan. 2021
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The chance to see Ted Williams at the apex of his career was not to be missed.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2024
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This might have been the best moment of his life, the apex of the Ferris wheel.
—Rich Cohen, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2022
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The rhythm is always the same: up, one, two — slight pause at the apex — down, three, four.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
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At 70, Arena is at both the apex and the end of his career.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021
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The house is near the apex of Mount Sutro, one of the city’s tallest hills standing at around 900 feet.
—Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2020
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From its apex, the boats below looked like grains of rice.
—Charles Graeber, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2021
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But that proved to be the apex of Kapp’s tenure as Cal head coach.
—Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 May 2023
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The skirt, which sat at the apex of her bump, left the top of her belly exposed.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2023
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Lily climbs a tree and runs across a roof to perch on the apex of a garage — in a single shot.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2019
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The final shot entered the apex of Brown’s skull, killing him.
—Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 10 June 2020
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Reached the apex of their fame by appearing on the set with Mr. Rogers.
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2021
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The tower on the Catholic church tapers to the sky, but there is no cross at its apex.
—John Branch Tasneem Alsultan, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2022
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And the Caesar has the potential to be the apex of orders.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 23 July 2024
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The 10th House The Tenth House, located at the very top of the birth chart, is the apex of your unique story.
—Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 6 Oct. 2018
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But spring 2023 would see the DEI agenda reach the apex of its power.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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More important, though, the world has changed since the town was at its apex.
—Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2020
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Those apexes pass by, but the art of their passage lingers along.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Mar. 2023
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That's well below the apex of nearly 6.9 claims reached in late March.
—Julia Horowitz, CNN, 10 July 2020
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Page also had the idea to place cameras in the track, asking for one in the apex of the corner.
—Zach Horrall, Indianapolis Star, 26 May 2018
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Simply sit on its peak at the apex of the V, cross your legs, and let your thighs drape down the sides of the cushion.
—Lindsey Lanquist, Verywell Health, 5 July 2023
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Tatum and Brown are brothers in this effort to return to the NBA apex.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2023
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There is a tendency to pin a celebrity down in the apex of their fame.
—Mark Peikert, Town & Country, 2 Feb. 2022
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At the apex of his hustle, that meant pulling 20-hour workdays.
—Luke Winkie, Men's Health, 9 Mar. 2023
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By the time Solomun arrived, Janson was at the apex of his set.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2022
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With any luck, the viral moment will not be the apex of Minari‘s awards season run, but just the start of it.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 2 Mar. 2021
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Yet the surge of this virus trio is still not as bad as Covid was during the apex of the pandemic.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN, 13 Dec. 2022
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In the end, the protest arguably reached its apex not on the grounds of the school but on national television.
—John Hendrickson, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
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Like in Mario Kart 8, executing a taunt (with the drift button) at the apex of a ramp will let players get a little speed boost.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
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